Renewable P sources: P use efficiency of digestate, processed animal manure, compost, biochar and struvite.

In the attempt to close nutrient cycles, organic fertilizers and soil improvers are getting interest as renewable P sources for crops. However, both the P availability of these compounds for crops and the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study composts (n = 8), biochars (n = 5), animal manure and processed animal manure (n = 13), digestates and processed digestates (n = 15) and blends of digestates with compost/animal manure/mineral fertilizers (n = 15) were analyzed for chemical composition, organic matter stability and P use efficiency (PUE).